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Dr Gene Sharp - Political Theorist

Dr Gene Sharp - Political Theorist

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The man credited with the strategy behind the toppling of governments from Serbia to Egypt

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Gene Sharp is a political thinker whose influence is now spoken
of in same breath as Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King.

But he is no platform speaker or figurehead at a demonstration.

Rather, a quietly spoken political philosopher who's been writing
about non-violent struggle for 50 years.

What's changed is that his most celebrated pamphlet - From
Dictatorship to Democracy - is now grabbing attention around the
world.

He's been hailed as having helped mould protest movements from
Burma to Serbia to Egypt.

What is it that Gene Sharp has been able to unlock?

(Image: People flash the V (peace) sign during a demonstration.
Credit: AFP/Getty Images)